The best thing about.



Any study on happiness and success will show you that gratitude is one of the, if not THE, most important things to experience and express.  In this day and age, there is no doubt that teachers are responsible for helping to create highly functioning, happy adults. As such, I have been focusing on gratitude this month.  Yesterday's activity was as follows. Students had to complete the sentence "The best thing about ____ is ____"  for 34 random things.
I enjoy activities like this, because it gives my analytical mind an opportunity to make quantifiable observations about other people. For example, the most commonly skipped question was "The best thing about my body is ___"  Saddening and reminding me that a true love of self and body takes specific attention. (note to self: spend some time talking about self-worth and how we create body images) 
There were many wonderful, encouraging answers. Such as "The best thing about right now is we are all talking about good things in life." OR "The best thing about this school is it is the beginning of a good life."  OR my personal favorites "The best thing about this classroom is it is the best in the school...the energy...a place of sanctuary...the teacher..."
BUT let's face it. We don't really want to read a bunch of excellent answers. We want to read the funny ones. 

Here is a compilation of the ones that made me chuckle...

...my neighborhood..."I run it"  hahaa. whatever.

 

...kleenex..."can really be a lifesaver"...who hasn't been there? snot about to drip down; bats in the cave...thank you kleenex!

 

...kleenex..."It's not toilet paper"...SO true...toilet paper that is too rough, or only one ply! no THANK YOU!

 

...cars..."A perfect place to perform songs to myself"...YUP! Love a car concert!

 

...my brain..."it has a giant capacity, more than most people think." ...hmmm. maybe.

 

...paper clips..."they make papers feel official."...as opposed to staples, or that complex bend/tear/bend crap which feel so...casual?

 

...dogs..."they don't care where they use the bathroom."...now I know where all those random wet spots around campus are coming from...hmmm...

 

...boys... "we stand when we pee."...sometimes I am quite jealous of this fact...ie. camping.

 

...right now..."I just made a funny joke."...one of the best feelings EVER!

 

...this classroom..."I can see all of humanities mistakes."...hopefully he meant reflected in history, not in the people who are present.

 

...girls..."they cook"...quite the charmer. way to dig deep on that one.

 

...my name..."everyone knows it"...nope. It's not Norm.

 

To the following I simply reply..."Agreed"

 

...movies..."Clint Eastwood"

 

...this town..."fiestas"

 

...birds..."They fry up real nice"

 

AND my personal favorite...

...the shopping mall...the ample supply of zombie protection supplies"